The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
AK AIMED BY JEALOUSY.
A NEGRO KNOCKS HIS WIFE AND
BABE IN THE HEAD.


Shocking Attempt at Murder in Yame-
craw-Willian Emory Tries to Kill
His Wife and Child and then Surren-
ders to the Police-J jealousy the Cause
of the Crime.
A brutal attempt at murder was made
early yesterday morning by William Emory,
a mulatto, on his wife and child. The
family lived at No. 24S Bay street,
formerly Joachim street, few doors
east of Farm on the north side of the
street. Emory is man probably 50 years
old. His wife is a comedy looking young
colored woman of %. They had one child
3 years old.
The husband and wife have not lived
peaceably, and on Monday night the wife
said she would leave the house in the morn
ing. That exasperated the husband who,
about O'Clock in the morning, tried to
brain his wife and child with an ak.
BLOWS MEANT TO KILL.
They were lying in bed and were most
likely asleep, although Emory says that
they were awake. lie struck the woman
three blows on her head with the fiat side of
the ak. The child he struck once on the
head and once on the face, closing up an
eye. Neither was heard to scream, which
indicates that they were STRUCK while
asleep and stunned. Emory went direct to
the police barracks and gave himself up to
Oergt Llngg. who was on duty.
Il have killed my wife and child and
want to surrender Emory said.
AT THE POLICE BARRACKS.
what did you kill them for!" asked the
Sergeant, who could hardly believe that
Emory was telling the truth.
My wife said she was going TO leave me,
sir, and | thought | would rather kill her
and the baby and let the law do with me
whatever it chooses than have her separate
from me-" the man cody explained. He
was perfectly calm After being searched
he was locked up.
Officer Sheehan was sent to the house to
see if a murder had been committed When
he got to the place he found the front door
unlocked. The neighbors were not astir
and there was not the slightest sign that
crime had been committed.
BED SCATTERED WITH BLOOD.
Upon entering the house the policeman
found the wife and child lying in bed Both
were covered with blood, and the bed cloth
ing and the mattress were saturated with
gore.
Dr. Boyd, city physician, was
summoned, ana IaCer Jne VIC
Tins were removed to the Georgia
Intirmary. The next-door neighbors did not
know anything of what had taken place
until about ) O'Clock.
The mother and child were unconscious
when discovered The physicians found upon
closely examining them that both were
dangerously wounded. None of the wounds
had been made with the blade and the skull
OF neither appeared to be broken.
REMOVED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
In the afternoon the woman's aunt got
permission from Dr. Myers to have both
victims taken to her home on Ber1ien
street near jefferson. The physicians
seemed TO think that the mothers chances
of recovery We're not very favorable She
remained N q comatOse state all day The
child is not 50 seriously injured, although it
is not out of danger
The familys neighboIS say that the hus-
band and wife frequently quarreled. Last
Sunday they had fuss over Mrs. Emory's
sister, who lived in tine house Emory OBJ
jected to her living there and she moved
away. Once or twice he and his wife have
parted He worked for Messrs Smith &
Kelly, and is said to have wife in South
Carolina. Another wife died a year or two